How Gilbbert and Frech Built An eBay Business
The book is basically my story about selling on eBay the last 6 years. Right now, my dad and I are the only full time workers along with just a few part time workers – we sell over 50,000 items per month on one eBay account alone, Robert Frechette tells me when I request a review copy of his ebook.
Previously, I’d never heard of Robert Frechette and would find it hard to believe that a simple father and son setup would ever become the number one eBay Volume Seller. However, between May – August 2006 this is exactly what Robert Frechette has achieved selling over 214,000 items during this period.
“How Gilbert & Frech Built an eBay Business One Bid at a Time”, tells the story of how this amazing achievement came about building an eBay business anyone would be proud of. While I’m writing this, their eBay account (Gilbertandfrech) shows a massive 29690 positive feedback comments received within the last month.
With a foreword by Jim Cockrum, of “The Silent Sales Machine hiding on eBay” Cockrum sums up the most surprising and achieving aspect of Gilbertandfrech’s business model. “It would be easy it brag about a company with 30 employees selling tens of thousands of items every month on eBay, but who would be inspired by that?” – Not many of us.
Over six chapters, Robert tells us his story. This is not a how to guide, containing articles and tutorials but told personally by Robert about how the Gilbertandfrech ebay account has made it to the number one position. About how he started selling second hand clothes on eBay, making a profit of just $209 in 1999 and building up their ebay sales to a fulltime business. It wasn’t even intentional, Robert never set out to become the #1 eBay volume seller.
There are even more surprises in store when you learn what the Gilbertandfrech empire mainly sell. One would have presumed they’d be offering high value items, such as electronic items or even selling as a trading assistant offering other peoples unwanted items. But, the main focus of sales is centered around selling Jewelry, mainly for a few dollars each.
The ebook concludes with a few tips of what’s worked and what hasn’t for Gilbertandfrech. This ebook is a real opportunity to follow the biggest eBay success story that was ever created, if your looking for inspiration from someone who has really been there and made it to the top of ebay this is essential reading.
UPDATE: As of September 2007 Rob is no longer selling his ebook. It is only available as part of membership of Jim Cockrums MySilentTeam – Click to read more.Â
November 8th, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Interesting story,Ebay is the best way and the best place to get some money or sell stuff.Selling 50000 items and getting over 20000 possitive feedback..Its a damn tough task but if studied more you can do it.This content encourages me to sell on ebay
December 27th, 2006 at 2:43 pm
i would love to sell on ebay but people out there make it sound like it is round the clock work for little return. Don’t mind working hard without too many headaches. Is this the right or wrong way to go.
January 11th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Thank you for this article, it tells me that i can make it on Ebay. I don’t want to be #1 or anything that lofty, but hey! I can make money from Ebay if I work hard enough and take the necessary action.
Thanks again.
June 6th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Selling on EBay is hard if you cant find the right products to sell. I used to own an ink website but sold it due to the vast competition in that side of the business. However, I was overhauled with ink to sell so I thought… ‘EBay’. I found it really hard to sell.
If you sell niche then you stand more of a chance.
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February 3rd, 2010 at 3:37 am
Robert Frechette also owns Trader Lou and A.H. Smith websites.
“Trader Lou is a marketplace from a merchant adventurer who partners with small, independent producers for unique and original items.”
Apparently, Trader Lou has ‘partnered’ with several Etsy jewelry designers who didn’t know, until TODAY, they were affiliated in any way with this site! They are NOT happy they’ve had their DESIGNS, their PHOTOS and their item DESCRIPTIONS all stolen by Trader Lou, and it’s sister site, A.H.Smith.